Privacy Policy
Effective date: November 8, 2026
Reading the publication
Yoga and Meditation Notebook publishes independent educational material at sivanandachicago.org. This policy addresses information involved in accessing that material and contacting its operator, not records held by a yoga centre, teacher or other institution.
The publication does not enrol students, arrange consultations or collect donations for a former organisation. A reader can view the guides without creating a practice profile or supplying information about health, beliefs or class attendance.
Operational records
Requests for website resources may generate records of the internet address, browser information, request time, page or file requested and response status. Hosting and security services may need those details to deliver pages, investigate technical faults and limit abusive traffic.
The operator’s legitimate interests in reliable delivery and protection provide the basis for necessary operational handling. Those interests do not create a reason to infer a reader’s health, beliefs or personal practice from the subject of a page.
Writing to the editor
An email includes the sender’s address, its contents and any identifying details chosen by the sender. The operator uses correspondence to investigate an editorial concern, consider supporting information and reply when appropriate as part of maintaining the publication.
That purpose is based on legitimate interests in editorial accuracy, with additional requirements assessed if a message contains sensitive information. Please avoid submitting medical histories, private student records or personal details about other people.
Storage and future features
Optional advertising, audience analytics, affiliate tracking and newsletter registration are not enabled on this website. Essential cookies or similar storage may support protective services and administrative sessions, within the needs of those functions.
Readers can inspect, clear or block cookies using their browser’s privacy settings, although blocking necessary storage can affect its related function. Before a later optional service starts, the publication must explain the information involved and provide the consent choices required.
Consent-based processing can be stopped by withdrawing consent at any time through the applicable control or a request to [email protected]. Withdrawal leaves the lawfulness of earlier processing on that basis unchanged.
Service providers and references
Infrastructure, security and email suppliers can process information to provide the publication’s services. Their access should be limited to that purpose, with safeguards appropriate to any transfer across jurisdictions considered before such handling occurs.
A reader following a reference to a teacher, public body or research source visits a separately controlled website. Its own privacy arrangements apply there; this publication does not intentionally activate embedded third-party media.
Retention and protection
Technical records should remain identifiable only for a supported maintenance, security, delivery or legal purpose. Messages can be retained while an editorial issue is investigated and while a justified record of its handling is needed.
At the end of those purposes, personal information should be removed or made non-identifying unless a retention duty applies. Reasonable technical measures and restrictions on access help protect information, without guaranteeing absolute security of an online service or email exchange.
Rights and concerns
Applicable law may allow readers to access, correct, delete or obtain a copy of personal information, or to restrict or object to processing. Requests should be directed to [email protected] with sufficient context to locate the relevant record.
The operator may seek proportionate confirmation of identity before disclosing or changing personal records. A reader can also complain to the appropriate privacy regulator or data protection authority, regardless of whether the publication has first been contacted.
Children and revisions
The website is not directed at children under thirteen and does not knowingly seek their personal information. A guardian who believes a child sent details can contact the operator for investigation and appropriate removal.
Changes to features or information handling require a review of this notice and its effective date. The Cookie Policy describes storage choices associated with the current publication.